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  • Apple releases iPhoto 9.1.1 update

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    Apple on Tuesday released iPhoto 9.1.1, the latest version of its image organization and editing application. The update, a 62.1 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:

    – Adds a preference allowing photos to be emailed using an external email application.

    – Adds “Classic” and “Journal” themes to email.

    – Photos attached to an email can now be sized to Small, Medium or Large.

    – Improves reliability when upgrading a library from an earlier version of iPhoto.

    – iPhoto now correctly preserves the sort order of Events after upgrading a library.

    – Event titles displayed in headers can now be edited in Photos view.

    – Addresses a problem that could cause duplicate photos to be added to a MobileMe album.

    – Scrolling overlay now correctly displays ratings when photos are sorted by rating.

    – Photos are now sorted correctly when a rating is changed and photos are sorted by rating.

    – Fixes a problem that could cause text formatting controls to become inaccessible when editing a calendar.

    iPhoto 9.1.1 retails for US$49 as part of iLife ’11 and requires Mac OS X 10.6.3 or later to install and run.

    If you’ve tried the update and noticed any changes, please let us know.

  • Rumor: Apple Books Media Event for Late January, Tablet Release Speculation Escalates

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    It’s almost Christmas and since speculation makes life interesting, here you go:

    Apple has reportedly scheduled a media event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Tuesday January 26th, 2010, for a major product announcement. Per the Financial Times, Apple has reportedly rented the stage for “several days” at the end of January. Officials with Apple and the center declined to comment.

    Although it’s currently unknown what the media event will center around, reports have emerged from the Times stated that Apple’s long-awaited tablet device was due for a January, 2010 unveiling and would go into mass production soon after. Additional reports have surfaced that Apple is in negotiation with TV networks to hash out subscription plans and content for video on the iTunes Store.

    Another report stated that a tablet with a 7″ screen was due to be announced in January. This differs from long-standing reports of a device with a 10″ touchscreen, albeit Apple could be manufacturing two differently sized units.

    Web blog Silicon Alley Insider was reportedly told by a source that Apple asked developers to prepare full screen versions of their apps for a January demo. Apple has apparently requested that the software in question scale beyond the 320 x 480 pixel size of the current iPhone and iPod touch screen, but said that applications that can accommodate the larger screen size will run “just fine” on the new device.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

  • Apple Quietly Drops Certain iPod Model Prices Ahead of Media Event

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    With things gearing up for Apple’s iPod-focused media event, Apple appears to have begun quietly cutting the prices of certain existing iPods ahead of the event. According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog, the following changes have just taken place:

    -The iPod nano is now US$129 for 8GB and US$149 for 16GB.
    -The iPod classic is now US$229.
    -The iPod touch is now US$189 for 8GB, US$249 for 16GB and US$279 for 32GB.
    -There is no change to the price of the iPod shuffle.

    Stay tuned for additional news from the media event throughout the day.

  • Apple Special Event 25 September at Photokina

    photokina-event-invite.jpgJust a quick reminder that Apple is planning a press event today in advance of tomorrow’s opening of Photokina in Cologne, Germany. The smart money is on an update to Aperture but there’s an outisde chance that we could see Core 2 Duo upgrades for the MacBook Pro and possibly MacBook. Stay tuned.

    Apple will host a special event this month in Cologne, Germany, one day before the start of the Photokina tradeshow. Apple’s invitation to the September 25 event is typically nondescript, but it does give a hint as to what the company will talk about.

    “Start photokina a little early this year” is the message on the invitation. Below that text is the front of a camera lens — and what appears to be a closeup of the same image used on the front of the box for Aperture…

    Macworld: News: Apple to hold special event at Photokina Sept. 25

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